Over four decades Niall Williams has made a name for himself as one of Ireland’s leading novelists. In his latest novel, Time of the Child, Niall returns to the fictional village of Faha, in west Ireland, the setting of his previous book, This Is Happiness. Time of the Child centres on the notion of familial love, and as he explains to Michael in this week’s episode, Niall couldn’t have written it without becoming a grandfather himself.

Over four decades Niall Williams has made a name for himself as one of Ireland&rsquo;s leading novelists. In his latest novel,&nbsp;Time of the Child, Niall returns to the fictional village of Faha, in west Ireland, the setting of his previous book,&nbsp;This Is Happiness.&nbsp;Time of the Child&nbsp;centres on the notion of familial love, and as he explains to Michael in this week&rsquo;s episode, Niall couldn&rsquo;t have written it without becoming a grandfather himself.

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Read This: The Imaginary Village of Niall Williams

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